Grounds Maintenance Operative

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a Grounds Maintenance Operative to join their Green Spaces team. The role involves various gardening and maintenance tasks across the borough, ensuring outdoor spaces are well-kept year-round. Ideal candidates will have experience in landscaping and operating machinery. This permanent position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexible working and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience with fencing, paving, and pesticide application is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Performing general gardening duties including maintenance of flower beds and grass cutting.
• Operating horticultural and grass-cutting machinery.
• Engaging in hard and soft landscaping work.

Skills

Gardening

Landscaping

Tools

Horticultural Machinery

Job description

Grounds Maintenance Operative

Grade 2, £24,027 up to £24,404 per annum pro rata

37 hours per week, permanent contract

Start and finish times may vary depending on shift, normally working Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 3.30pm and Friday 7.30am to 3.00pm.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Grounds Maintenance Operative in the Green Spaces team.

Working as part of a mobile team, you will carry out all aspects of gardening, grounds maintenance, and other horticultural tasks at various sites throughout the borough, working outdoors all year round.

Responsibilities include:

1. Performing general gardening duties such as maintenance of flower beds, digging, grass cutting, hedge trimming, forking, hoeing, hand weeding, and tending to bedding, bulbs, and shrubs.
2. Operating horticultural and grass-cutting machinery.
3. Engaging in hard and soft landscaping work; experience with fencing, paving, and pesticide application is desirable.
4. Assisting with external cleaning duties, including litter picking, sweeping, and emptying litter bins.

Closing date: 30 May 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

Hinckley & Bosworth - A Place of Opportunity

Located at the heart of England on the border of the East and West Midlands, Hinckley offers excellent transport links to Leicester, Coventry, Birmingham, and major motorways including M1, M6, M69, M42, and A5.

We welcome applications from all community members. Benefits include flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, and annual leave plus bank holidays. Reasonable workplace adjustments are considered for all roles.